Thought it was Khayr✅

Chapter 27: Confrontation

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Khayr's POV

The sound of the gates.

Then that of his car.

A few minutes later, the main door unlocking.

Here he comes.

This is it.

Thinking there was no one downstairs, Sul's silhouette visibly kept what was probably his briefcase on a table beside the three seater before walking forward, towards the dining room. I heard the rustling of a polythene coming with his footsteps. He had brought his usual takeout of food to eat and leave the trash for me on the table.

He was whistling a tune, clearly elated.. Not worried in any way about me. I'm sure he knows me well enough to know that I'm currently worried sick about him. But I guess, he's just that careless regarding me.

Well, such is life.

A lot of times in life, one never gets what they want. The more they chase after it, the more it disappears farther from thier reach. I've started to really believe that all I'm chasing after is nothing but a mirage. Me and Sul becoming a happy family was weirdly feeling like a far fetched dream for me at the moment.

He sounded nearer, and nearer, then inside the dining room. Then he clicked the lights on. The dining room illuminated, his happy whistling dying down after he saw me.

I've been in this dark dining room all along, waiting for him. It hasn't been two hours since Lami left. I figured he'd come home earlier especially since Lami had notified him, so I grabbed this chance. It's now or never. Let's see what he has to say for his absurd actions.

I pushed my seat backwards, standing up. I felt uncomfortable in this silk night wear I chose for the confrontation. Dee's words surprisingly rang in my ears again "show more skin", so I chose this decent nightwear, a two piece consisting; a knee length silk singlet and a lacey top with a silk belt. It's wine red, it's pretty. This is the first time I'm wearing it. Apparently, it's one of the dozen nightwears Sul had included in my lefe.

Sul squinted his eyes at me unbelievably, eyeing this new look of mine which he wasn't familiar with. His eyes travelled back to mine. He stared hard, stared back in return. His lips were parted. He seemed shocked, but he was also dying to say something. He was... speechless?

Of course, I took him by a huge surprise. Looks like I'm not the only one in a difficult position at that moment.

He clenched and unclenched his fists, before shuddering. Probably a tactic f mustering some energy in order to speak. Why did he looked terribly uncomfortable, seeing me in this dress? I mean, he didn't act with any shame when he demanded for the sizes of my underwears while he was preparing my lefe. Why uncomfortable now that I'm simply trying out something he had gotten for me?

To be honest, I'm also surprised with myself, wearing something like this and standing boldly in front of him. I'm usually always covered up, quiet, shy. I'm never confident enough to do something like this even if Sul is my rightful husband. Say, even if we were intimate, it'll still take a lot of time for me to do something like this. But I guess, the pain of betrayal awakened this boldness for me. I don't have any motive though, apart from extracting the truth regarding us from him. I'm trying to get at something. Today I must confirm if Sul loves me for real or not. 'Cause if he could do what he did with Lami, I doubt if he does. What he confessed to me in Lagos is probably a fake and empty bluff.

I began walking towards him slowly. His brows squeezed more in confusion. He didn't say what he had mustered energy for and rather watched me closely, trying to decipher what I was getting at.